PARIS — Way back on July 27, Diana Taurasi told a group of reporters she thought France could push the U.S. women's basketball team as the Americans sought an unprecedented eighth straight Olympic ...

The U.S. women’s basketball team extended its Olympic dynasty on Sunday by defeating France 67-66 to win an eighth consecutive gold medal. But of those eight podiums the team has reached the top of, ...

There was no Miracle on the Seine at the Olympics as the United States men’s basketball team did as expected by grinding out a 98-87 win over France to claim a fifth consecutive gold medal. Steph ...

PARIS — France is set for a big basketball weekend to cap the Paris Olympics, with both the men's and women's teams playing for gold medals. And they're playing the Americans. It's not surprising the ...

PARIS (AP) — Salimata Sylla was about to lead her team onto the basketball court, as she had done many times before. On that Sunday morning, she and her teammates had completed a three-hour bus trip ...

PARIS — It’s a game the French wanted. It’s a game the Americans probably expected. It’s a game the world most certainly will be watching. The U.S. is seeking a fifth consecutive gold medal and 17th ...

LA Clippers forward Nicolas Batum won a silver medal with France at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The 16-year NBA veteran had some incredible moments for France in his basketball career, but this will be ...

The initiative will expand youth basketball development in France as the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympic games in Paris near. Official release Current Spurs star Victor Wembanyama was a standout ...

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PARIS — France men's basketball coach Vincent Collet is stepping down after 15 years in charge. Collet, the longest-serving France coach in history, was appointed Monday as special advisor to the ...